Where does “gjest” come from?

gjest (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse gestr, from Proto-Norse ᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉ, from Proto-Germanic gastiz, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

gjest (Norwegian Bokmål): a guest; imperative of gjeste

Definitions

  1. a guest; imperative of gjeste

Ancestry of “gjest”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsegestrguest
2Proto-Norseᚷᚨᛊᛏᛁᛉguest
3Proto-Germanicgastizstranger, guest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “gjest”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Germanic gastiz →